Health Advocate Training

3910 West Lisbon Avenue,Milwaukee WI 53208

22 April, 2023

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Black women are dying! Some doctors do not listen to or dismiss their complaints until it's too late. Black women top the charts for Hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and many more. Black women in the U.S. face higher rates of hypertension, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and more. Most often, Black women's health concerns are not addressed. Some doctors do not treat Black women with the proper care they deserve, even if they were to compare insurance, status, income, age, and the severity of conditions. Black women are less likely than white women to receive appropriate care. Cardiac care, kidney dialysis, transplant, stroke, cancer, and AIDS are all health issues that are not appropriately treated (Khiara Bridges, 2017). According to the American Heart Association, nearly 50% of Black women ages 20 and older have heart disease. The Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) said, when it comes to breast cancer, Black women are more likely than white women to receive a mastectomy. In contrast, most white women receive radiation therapy (Khiara Bridges, 2017). Though endometrial cancer is slightly more common in white women, Black women have a 90% higher mortality rate due in part to the advanced stage at which they often receive a diagnosis, according to a 2020 study published in JAMA Network Open. CLAWW will train Healthcare Advocates to teach and help women self-advocate, accompany them to medical appointments and speak to their doctors when necessary. Who Should Attend Health Advocacy Training: CaregiversPeople who have health conditionsConcerned citizensRegister Today